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About Krishnapur Village

Krishnapur is a mid sized village in Patharpratima tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,068, made up of 541 males and 527 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 126.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743371, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Krishnapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Krishnapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Patharpratima
Pincode 743371
Area (hectares) 126.92 hectares
Population 1,068
Male Population 541
Female Population 527
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Krishnapur compares

By the 2011 count Krishnapur is the 82nd largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,814 residents. Its 126.92 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Krishnapur

Krishnapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Krishnapur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Krishnapur from other places

Krishnapur lies about 38 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Ukilerhat, about 9.2 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Krishnapur
Tehsil headquarters Patharpratima 5.7 km
Nearest railway station Ukilerhat 9.2 km
Nearest town Haldia 34 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 38 km

Villages closest to Krishnapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Patharpratima tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Krishnapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Krishnapur village had a population of 1,068. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,814 residents.

Krishnapur village has 541 males and 527 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Krishnapur has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Krishnapur is 743371. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Krishnapur covers 126.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Krishnapur falls under Patharpratima tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Krishnapur is Ukilerhat, about 9.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Krishnapur.

Krishnapur is about 38 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Krishnapur is in Patharpratima tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Patharpratima is about 5.7 km away. Ukilerhat is about 9.2 km away. Haldia is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gopalnagar Uttar (under 2 km), Radhakrishna Nagar (under 2 km) and Durbachati (2.4 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Krishnapur today is likely to be higher.

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